Just as she was struggling with her problem, Zhao Qingyun came over with two packages. He noticed Xu Lai's predicament and deliberately slowed down, waiting for her to ask for help.

He took two steps and heard her say, "Hey, the neighbor's grandson."

Zhao Qingyun stopped in her tracks as she was about to turn around. The neighbor's grandson? Doesn't he have a name?

Xu Lai stepped forward: "Could you give my package a ride? I really can't carry it all."

Zhao Qingyun asked, somewhat annoyed, "Why do you call me the neighbor's grandson?"

Xu Lai was stunned by his words: "Huh?" When she realized what he meant, her eyes crinkled with laughter, and Zhao Qingyun noticed that she had a small dimple when she smiled.

Zhao Qingyun made a move to leave, but Xu Lai quickly grabbed his clothes: "Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to call you that. It's just that you didn't introduce yourself, so I didn't know your name."

Zhao Qingyun thought about it and realized that it was indeed true. They had only met for the first time yesterday, and he had left in a hurry.

Xu Lai extended her hand: "Let's get to know each other formally. My name is Xu Lai, which sounds like 'Xu Lai' in Chinese, meaning 'gentle breeze'."

He extended his hand: "Zhao Qingyun."

Xu Lai asked with a smile, "Mr. Zhao, can you help me move my things now?"

Zhao Qingyun loaded the packages into the car; there were four boxes in total, filling the entire trunk.

Xu Lai looked at the Bentley and felt like she had seen it somewhere before, but she couldn't quite place it, so she simply stopped thinking about it.

To express her gratitude, Xu Lai pointed to the breakfast shop and said, "You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? It's on me."

Zhao Qingyun originally wanted to say no, but then she remembered the bowl of egg noodles she ate after hearing her introduction last time, and nodded as if possessed.

Xu Lai took him to a noodle shop that had been open for many years. The owner was a friend of her grandmother.

"Grandma Yunxiu, give me two bowls of rice noodle soup," Xu Lai called out.

Hearing the familiar voice, Zheng Yunxiu turned around and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, Lai Lai, you're back!" She then looked at the man next to Xu Lai and asked, "Who is this young man?"

Xu Lai took a fried dough stick to eat and said, "Come back and rest for a while, Grandma. He is our neighbor, Grandma Jiang's grandson."

Zheng Yunxiu said with a smile, "I thought you came back this time because you found a boyfriend and brought him back to show your grandparents."

Xu Lai replied politely, "Don't worry, I'll definitely invite you to my wedding banquet."

The rice noodles were quickly prepared. Xu Lai used her mouth to hold the fried dough stick and reached for the rice noodles, but she flinched from the heat. Zhao Qingyun stood up and brought the rice noodles to her.

Xu Lai thanked them, took the vinegar from the table, poured some into a bowl, stirred it a few times, and started eating.

Watching her eat made Zhao Qingyun feel very hungry, so he also added some vinegar. Xu Lai saw this and said with a smile, "The soup in this restaurant is also very delicious. Adding vinegar makes it even more flavorful."

She tore off half of the fried dough stick and soaked it in the rice noodles. Seeing that Zhao Qingyun was watching her movements, she asked, "How about I get you a new one since I haven't bitten this side?"

Before she could even get up, Zhao Qingyun used his chopsticks to take the other half of her hand and said, "No need, just eat this half."

After breakfast, Xu Lai and he split up, with Xu Lai saying, "You go back first. You drive fast, I'll move slowly."

When she got home, the delivery boxes were already neatly piled up in the yard. Her grandmother heard her return and came out to ask, "Xiao Lai, what did you buy? Such big boxes."

Xu Lai smiled and said, "No, these are all my things from City B. I don't work there anymore, so I packed them up and sent them back."

She put the vegetables away, took a pair of scissors and opened the package. One of the boxes contained kitchenware she had bought while living there. Xu Lai moved the oven and air fryer to the kitchen and took out a frying pan to put on the stove.

The family has a gas stove, but the elderly couple has always used a wood-fired stove. Last time she made soup, she even washed a new pot so that it wouldn't delay their meal.

She cleaned the gas stove and tried to light it, but it wouldn't light. She called out, "Grandpa, is the gas stove broken? Why won't it light?"

Grandpa replied, "It's been so long since we refilled the gas cylinder. We probably run out of gas."

Xu Lai gave up and planned to go to town in the afternoon to refill the gas cylinder.

She continued unpacking the package, which contained plates and dishes that she had carefully packed. She had bought them because they looked nice while shopping, but she had only used them a few times. They weren't cheap either, so she couldn't bear to throw them away.

The other two packages contained her clothes, shoes, and jewelry. She moved them upstairs to her room, and in a few days, her room would be ready to move in.

After a busy day, it was almost lunchtime. She cooked the rice, and had the fishmonger at the market clean it for her. She simply rinsed it with well water, sliced ​​the belly part into fillets to make sauerkraut fish, and chopped the back part into chunks to fry.

Today, I saw some cold dishes for sale on the street. Grandma likes them, so she bought some. After the sauerkraut fish was cooked, Grandpa went off somewhere with his hoe. She called out, "Grandpa, come back for dinner."

Zhao Qingyun, who was cooking next door, was stunned when she heard the shout, and then shook her head.

Grandma urged, "Are you done yet? It's so much trouble to cook a dish. The smell from next door is coming right up, I'm starving."

Zhao Qingyun is particular about cleanliness when cooking, so he is slow. Usually, when he is at work, the old lady cooks the meals herself, but when he is on vacation, she is not allowed to step into the kitchen.

He smelled the delicious aroma from next door and suddenly felt that the food in his pot didn't smell as good.

After dinner, Xu Lai marinated the fish pieces, planning to fry them later that evening. She also searched online for mung bean cake recipes, the first step of which was to soak the beans, or use peeled mung beans.

She decisively went to soak the beans; since she already had some at home, why would she go out of her way to buy peeled mung beans?

Xu Lai didn't know if the person filling the gas cylinder was at work yet, and since she didn't want to move, she went to lie down on the bed for a while.

She woke up at three in the afternoon, and her grandma called her from downstairs: "Xiao Lai, are you awake? I'll take you to pick wild vegetables."

Upon hearing the words "wild vegetables," Xu Lai immediately sat up and said, "You're awake, you're awake, I'll be right there."

She combed her messy hair. Xu Lai's hair was long and of good quality, and when laid flat, it looked like a smooth piece of silk.

She casually tied her hair into a bun, put on her rain boots, and went downstairs.